{
  "id": 719744,
  "title": "Housing market stuck in a rut as weak demand hits sales and prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/housing-market-stuck-in-a-rut-as-weak-demand-hits-sales-and-prices",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T23:00:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16048029/Housing-market-stuck-rut-weak-demand-hits-sales-prices.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) showed inquiries by new buyers were well down in July amid concerns over high mortgage costs and elevated house prices.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}